Re: How many DDs are there?
Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>:
>
> s. keeling wrote:
> > - Why did /usr/bin/grep disappear ?
>
> A better question might be, when did it disappear? Certianly before the
> release of woody. If you can find the release of Debian that removed it,
A script I was running in Woody was using /usr/bin/grep. It's gone in
Sarge.
> > - There's always some "gotcha" involved in going from (eg.) Woody
> > to Sarge. hotplug/udev, xfree86/xorg, ... Usually, these are
> > outside Debian's control, however at times, they can appear
> > capricious (a la /usr/bin/grep and /bin/grep).
>
> When was the last time you upgraded some other OS from the software of 2+
> years ago to the software of today without reinstalling?
I wasn't dissing Debian, Joey. I'm proud to be a Debian user, and I'm
very happy and thankful for all the DD's efforts (including yours) on
my behalf. It's much appreciated.
However, Debian has warts like everything else in life. I try to help
eliminate them where and when I can.
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